Doomsday Clock Set to 85 Seconds to Midnight (Full Transcript)

The Bulletin moves the Doomsday Clock forward, warning that nuclear, climate, and disruptive tech risks are growing and action is urgently needed.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: It is now 85 seconds to midnight. It is the determination of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board that humanity has not made sufficient progress on the existential risks that endanger us all. We thus move the clock forward. The Doomsday Clock is a tool for communicating how close we are to destroying the world with technologies of our own making. The risks we face from nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies are all growing. Every second counts, and we are running out of time.

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The Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moves the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, citing insufficient progress in reducing existential risks. The clock is presented as a communication tool indicating how close humanity is to self-destruction through human-made technologies. Growing threats highlighted include nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies, stressing urgency and that time is running out.

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Doomsday Clock Moved to 85 Seconds to Midnight

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The Doomsday Clock has been advanced to 85 seconds to midnight due to rising existential risks.
The Bulletin argues humanity has not made adequate progress mitigating threats.
Key escalating risks include nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies.
The message emphasizes urgency: small delays matter and time is limited.

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Negative: The tone is urgent and alarming, emphasizing worsening global risks and insufficient progress, with phrases like 'running out of time' and 'endanger us all.'

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